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Zombicide: Black Plague – Dungeon Trapdoors (3D Print)

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For my recent(ish) birthday I recieved partial use of a FDM (Filament) 3D printer. Specifically a Bambulab A1, which various YouTube videos describe as being closer to an appliance than a hobby – which is what I personally want from a 3d printer. I say partial use, because it’s been spending a lot of time when I thought it would be printing miniature scenery. boardgame components and related objects it has in fact been printing shiny bangles and earrings and the like. I’ll say more about all that later own down the road.

In the meantime while I get used to using it, and try to figure out how to get around various pitfalls (I dunno how people are printing great looking figures without horrible support scarring), I’ve been printing a lot of scenery and objects on the simpler side – these trapdoors for Zombicide Black Plague amongst them.

I used Sunlu PLA Meta using FDG’s presets. One set each for the purple and Yellow Trapdoors. I changed up the stone colour as well to provide more visual interest and distinction. One of the hinges on one of them broke clipping them in after painting so I superglued it back on and will play with fingers crossed! Turns out that I later found another version of the file with reinforced hinges. Ah well, hopefully these will last! I also added texture trying to subdue the print lines on the top surface using AK Interactive’s Easycast texture Medium.

Being pieces for Zombicide, I’ll assume that they also qualify for Dave Stone’s latest Apocalypse Me challenge as well…

Dark World Board Game Ogre (1991)

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Dark World Board Game Ogre (1991)

Anyone remember Dark World? For everyone outside of the three of you that do, it was a miniatures boardgame that came out in 1991, following on from the success of HeroQuest, using very GW-inspired model designs. Though I’m not sure if anyone ever played the game, as opposed to getitng hold of it and then just owning a bunch of pretty decent for the time plastic models.

I’ve still got a couple of these models left. I painted the Haunter …8 years ago (fuck, I’m getting so OLD!) and I’ve got a few of the Skellies and Mummies in my Undead army (no idea about photos) and this ugly bastard of an ogre sculpt had been floating around since.. well I guess since 1991. Earlier this year, during Monster MayHem in fact, I decided to start painting him. I didn’t get him finished until slightly afterwards, and so here he is.

Dark World Board Game Ogre (1991)

Simple schemes for simple models, right? I have to admit, I’m actually quite pleased with how this model came out. And it didn’t even take long once I got going. That’s the thing with so many of these things, though – with so much to do it’s often difficult to just focus on a single miniature and get it done. Even now on my painting desk aside from the things that are just parked there, I’ve got multiple sets of terrain and four wargaming units all “on the go” at once. Not counting any of the other things I have waiting in the wings.

Well, I can at least say that this thing is done, and since I have no idea where the other one(s?) are, I won’t have to worry about any more of these sitting around in the way for quite some time!